The Grio: Bernice King calls out the 'moral crisis' of ICE's practices in a statement about Alex Pretti

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Quoting her late father and civil rights activist, she notes how Dr. King warned us that “when evil men plot, good men must plan. When evil men burn and bomb, good men must build and bind.” King also outlined the community needs clearly: “Congress must dismantle ICE; enact just, humane immigration policies; and ensure implementation of the policies by people who honor the humanity of Black and Brown immigrants, respect those raising their voices in support of immigrants, and seek the safety of community.”

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However, while it is empowering to see the collective activism that has sparked online and offline, as many Black users and activists have noted, the outrageous violence ICE has been inflicting on innocent members of the Minnesota community mirrors the police brutality Black communities have spotlighted and protested about for over a decade now. As King noted, “It is good that more people are awakening to the devastation of state and state-sanctioned violence. However, we should care about an injustice even before it is inflicted on us or on someone who looks like us.”

“It must be understood that, to some, anybody who stands in the way of white supremacy, white Christian nationalism, colonialism, and/or imperialism is expendable.”



“The blood of those who are being kidnapped and unjustly killed by agents with impunity is not only on the hands of those who pull the trigger, but on every lawmaker and every court that has the power to intervene and chooses silence,” she added. “Creating the Beloved Community requires truth, accountability, and the courage to act before more lives are lost.”



https://thegrio.com/2026/01/26/benice-king-calls-out-the-moral-crisis-of-ices-practices-in-a-statement-about-alex-pretti/